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Study Team Presents Findings on Filipino American Politics and Wellbeing at Asian American Studies Conference

May 28, 2026

Center for Healthy Minds researchers partner with global non-profit for on-going community engaged research in the Usap Tayo study. Learn More >

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Art, Music, and Neuroscience: The MUSE Initiative Holds its Inaugural Event

May 5, 2026

The evening extended beyond dialogue into shared experience where participants were invited into moments of collective vocalization, simple vocal... Learn More >

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Faith Leaders’ Environmental Visions Come to Life at Loka Initiative Convening

April 29, 2026

The PREP (Preparing Religious Environmental Plans) course culminated in a weeklong “Keeping the Faith” convening in March in Madison, WI. Learn More >

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Stressed? Just a couple minutes of meditation might help.

April 28, 2026

Are you in the "driver's seat" of your thoughts, emotions and impulses? Meditation could help, says Center for Healthy Minds Contemplative... Learn More

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Did You Know? CHM Studies Use Specialized MRI Machine to Advance Brain Research

April 8, 2026

UW researchers, including experts from the Center for Healthy Minds, are conducting detailed brain imaging work using one of the first head-only,... Learn More >

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NYT: 4 Ways to Flourish (in Good Times and Bad)

March 27, 2026

To flourish is to have a life that feels meaningful and rich, despite the challenges we’ll inevitably face. That's what Center for Healthy Minds... Learn More >

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Center for Healthy Minds Researchers Use AI and 7.5M Screenshots to Understand Suicide Risk

March 25, 2026

The latest findings in this first-of-its-kind study show nighttime smartphone behavior can be an indicator of suicidal thoughts. Learn More >

News & Media

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Web

UW Study Shows Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation for Inflammation

December 12, 2015

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shares findings from a study led by Center Scientist Melissa Rosenkranz Learn More

New York Times

Where Science and Religion Coexist

December 12, 2015

The New York Times chronicles the Dalai Lama's interest in science and collaborations with scientists, including Center Founder Richard Davidson Learn More

Live Science Web

Exercising Your Brain May Improve Your Life

December 12, 2015

Live Science features neuroscience research from the Center looking at meditation's effects on the brain Learn More

Wall Street Journal Web

Stress-Busting Smiles

December 12, 2015

The Wall Street Journal draws from the work of Richard Davidson from the Center for Healthy Minds to understand the relationship between frowning... Learn More

Wisconsin Public Radio

Richard Davidson on the Veronica Rueckert Show

December 12, 2015

Center Founder Richard Davidson shares the neuroscience of well-being on Wisconsin Public Radio show Learn More

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A Word To The Wise, Part 2

December 12, 2015

Marilyn Powell talks to psychologists, sociologists, neuroscientists such as Richard Davidson about wisdom Learn More

Wisconsin State Jounral Web

Dalai Lama Returning to Madison in May

December 12, 2015

The Wisconsin State Journal announces the Dalai Lama's return to Madison, Wisconsin Learn More

South China Morning Post Web

How Meditation Can Improve Not Only Individual Lives But Also Society

December 12, 2015

The South China Morning Post interviews Center Founder Richard Davidson on the science of well-being Learn More

Health Beat Web

Center Study Examines Mindfulness and Inflammation

December 12, 2015

Department of Health and Human Services HealthBeat look at a new study from the Center Learn More

New York Times

How Meditation Might Boost Your Test Scores

December 12, 2015

The New York Times draws from the scientific perspective of Richard Davidson from the Center for Healthy Minds Learn More

Madison Magazine Web

The World Wide Web – The Dalai Lama's Unique, Decades-Long Relationship with Fellow Buddhists and UW Researchers in Madison

December 12, 2015

Madison Magazine profiles the deep-seated friendship between Center Neuroscientist Richard Davidson and the Dalai Lama Learn More

Belief Net Web

Free Your Mind by Seeing "Free the Mind"

December 12, 2015

BeliefNet reviews "Free the Mind," focused on the work of Center Founder Richard Davidson Learn More